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Document ID (ISN)77444
CIS number 01-1280
ISSN - Serial title Diario Oficial de la Federación
Year 2001
Convention or series no. NOM-017-STPS-2001
Author(s)
Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social
Title Official Mexican Standard - Personal protective equipment: Selection, use and handling in workplaces [Mexico]
Original title Norma Ofical Mexicana - Equipo de protección personal: Selección, uso y manejo en los centros de trabajo [México] [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information 5 Nov. 2001, Vol.DLXXVIII, No.3, p.25-31. 3 ref.
Internet access http://www.stps.gob.mx/04_sub_prevision/03_dgsht/normatividad/normas/nom_017.htm [in Spanish]
Abstract Contents of this Standard: related standards; definitions; obligations of the employer and of the users of personal protective equipment (PPE); procedures for the use of PPE; testing units. In annex: table presenting a hazard analysis in order to determine the appropriate type of PPE; table presenting the appropriate PPE for different parts of the body. Standards NOM-029/030-STPS-1993 on respiratory protective equipment are repealed.
Descriptors (primary) personal protective equipment; Mexico
Descriptors (secondary) responsibilities of employers; standard; hazard evaluation; selection of equipment
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceMexico
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Personal protection